Sun Microsystems Ethernet PCI-X Adapter - Manual (Page 27)

Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 11
Installing the Adapter With Dynamic
Reconfiguration
If you have a Sun Enterprise™ system that supports dynamic reconfiguration (DR),
you do not have to reboot your system after installing the adapter.
The process of adding and configuring an adapter with DR involves connecting the
attachment point and configuring its occupant. In most cases, the
cfgadm (1M)
command can perform both steps at once.
Note – If you have a Sun Enterprise system that supports dynamic reconfiguration
(DR), refer to the Sun Enterprise Dynamic Reconfiguration User’s Guide and your
system’s documentation for further information about dynamic reconfiguration. DR
is not supported in the Solaris x86 operating system.
Using the Installation Script
The Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet CD provides automated installation for the Sun 10-
Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X driver software. In most cases, you can use the following
procedure and execute the installation script. If you have any problems, see
Appendix C for manual installation procedures.
The script first checks to ensure that the software driver package has already been
installed. If the package is installed, the script verifies the patch level and updates
the driver with the updated patch if necessary. If the packages are not installed on
Solaris 9 or 10 software, the installation script installs the latest prepatched
packages. If the system does not require updating because the patch level is at or
beyond the current installed version, the script exits with an appropriate message.
▼ To Install the Software Using the Installation
Script
1. At the system console, become superuser (root).
2. Insert the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CD into a CD-ROM drive that is
connected to your system.